Yosua 4:13

4:13 About forty thousand battle-ready troops ¹  marched past the Lord to fight ²  on the plains of Jericho. ³ 

Yosua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ⁴  and defeated them on the steep slope. ⁵  The people’s ⁶  courage melted away like water. ⁷ 

[4:13]  ¹ tn Heb “men equipped for battle.”

[4:13]  ² tn Heb “for war.”

[4:13]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:5]  ⁴ tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ⁵ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ⁶ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”